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Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Paul Simon at the Beacon Theater: Quiet, Intricate, Masterly
Subtlety reigned as the musician played his post-farewell tour in New York, which included a full performance of his 33-minute LP, “Seven Psalms.”
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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Album Art Is a Trap
The image of the pop star on her knees seems designed to provoke. Is it regressive or just retro?
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Arthur Hamilton, Who Wrote the Enduring ‘Cry Me a River,’ Dies at 98
A hit for Julie London in 1955, it was later recorded by — among many others — Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand and Michael Bublé, who praised it for its “darkness.”
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The Musical Mysteries Brian Wilson Left Behind
The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.
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Wayne Lewis, Singer With the R&B Mainstay Atlantic Starr, Dies at 68
The group reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987 with the ballad “Always” and went on to leave a lasting impression on modern-day artists.
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Remembering Sly Stone and Brian Wilson
A conversation about two pop visionaries whose lives, careers and legacies only grew more complex over time.
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Brian Wilson and Beach Boys’ Style Showed What California Living Looked Like
In Pendleton shirts and khakis, Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys showed the world what easy Southern California living looked like.
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James Lowe, Rock Outsider With the Electric Prunes, Dies at 82
His band’s output ranged from the 1966 psychedelic hit “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)” to what he called a “Catholic Mass done in rock veneer.”
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Brian Wilson Wrote the California Dream, but He Didn’t Live It
An artist nearly synonymous with Los Angeles made his name crafting songs playing up his home state’s beachy vibes. His inner life, however, was anything but sunny.
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Paul McCartney, Carole King and Others Pay Tribute to Brian Wilson
Wilson, whose death was announced on Wednesday, leaves behind an immense musical legacy that spans several decades. King and others share how his music shaped them.
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Brian Wilson and Sly Stone: Pop World Builders Dogged by Darkness
Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to realize in their own lives.